Telecom Minister Scindia vows to connect 25,000 villages by mid-2025, facing ongoing delays and challenges amidst ambitious rollout plans.
Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced plans to connect 25,000 unconnected villages with telecom and mobile internet by mid-2025, aiming for full saturation across the country. As part of this initiative, BSNL will deploy 100,000 telecom towers and invest Rs 45,000 crore. Despite 450,000 towers already in place, many villages, especially in Northeast India, remain without ...